Birch Communications Named One of
“Nation’s Top Businesses” by DiversityBusiness.com
Atlanta, GA – February 26, 2009 - DiversityBusiness.com, a leading business-to-business Internet site, recently named Birch Communications (previously Access Integrated Networks) as one of the top businesses in the United States.
This is the 9th annual listing of the “Nation’s Top Businesses” by DiversityBusiness.com. Birch Communications was named in the Top 100 Privately-held Businesses in Georgia.
“This is a great honor for Birch Communications to be recognized in this year’s listing of DiversityBusiness.com’s Top 100 Privately Held Business in Georgia,” said Vincent Oddo, Birch president and chief executive officer. “We are proud to be included in such a group of well respected organizations that celebrate the value of diversity in the workplace.”
Over 650,000 businesses in the United States had the opportunity to participate in the 9th annual survey. The companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the Nation’s top earners, are based on gross sales and underline the fact that privately held businesses make a significant contribution to our local and national economy.
The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference”, taking place April 29 – May 1, 2009 at the Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.
About Birch Communications
Headquartered in Atlanta GA, Birch Communications is one of the largest competitive local exchange carriers in its 31-state Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions serving small and medium-sized business customers. Birch was the first in its class to deploy its own private IP network utilizing soft switch technology to deliver innovative, high quality, affordable voice and broadband communications services to small and medium-sized business customers. Please visit www.birch.com for more information.
Contact:
Allan Samson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
allan.samson@birch.com
816.300.3421
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.